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Revolve Group, Inc. RVLV is expanding its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to sharpen pricing, optimize inventory and personalize shopping. Its proprietary technology and data infrastructure are helping teams respond to demand and make faster decisions. New applications in visual search and store analytics could further strengthen customer engagement as the company expands its physical retail presence. The benefits were evident in second-quarter 2026 gross margin, which rose to 56.6% from 54.1% a year earlier. Although tariff refunds accounted for most of the increase, margin improved approximately 90 basis points excluding that benefit. Management primarily attributed the underlying improvement to AI and data-driven adjustments to markdown algorithms. Net sales climbed 12% to $347.4 million, while trailing 12-month active customers increased 11% to 3.04 million. Product discovery represents another opportunity. On its second-quarter earnings call, Revolve Group outlined plans to test image-based search, enabling shoppers to upload photographs and find exact items when available or similar merchandise.

ROCHESTER, N. Y. – Five RIT student-athletes were honored by the Liberty League with weekly accolades announced by the league on Monday, October 12. Senior Kathryn Arbegast was the Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week. Senior Gwen Petrie was named the Women's Diver of the Week and first year Layla Parker was named the Women's Volleyball Rookie of the Week.

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In collaboration with scientists and research partners, Google is helping to make disease more detectable, treatable, and preventable — with the goal of improving health…

Today, Ubuntu maker Canonical announced the general availability of a technology preview of the Myna local speech-to-text dictation tool for Ubuntu users who find it easier to speak than to type. Myna brings AI-powered speech-to-text dictation to the Ubuntu Desktop using local models. While Myna prioritizes local speech recognition, feature releases will also support online models. However, the app doesn’t require an active Internet connection and processes audio in memory and discards it after use.

Fast reactor prototype designs have ‘all failed very badly’, while molten salt reactors still on the drawing board Nuclear industry has long history of delays, cost overruns and failed promises, says Stephen Thomas

Spotify Technology has seen its share price swing sharply in recent years, and the question now is whether the current US$529.14 level is supported by the cash it can generate over time. With fresh product moves and new content deals in play, investors are weighing how those decisions translate into future cash flows rather than just headline momentum. Over the past 3 years the stock has returned about 234.6%, which puts a lot of weight on whether Spotify's underlying cash generation can keep backing that kind of share price reset. The renewed multiyear agreement for The Joe Rogan Experience and the global audiobook rollout can influence expectations for subscriber engagement, content costs and ultimately when Spotify's investments translate into steadier free cash flow. What if you looked at Spotify Technology through its earnings instead? See why Spotify Technology's 29.1x P/E tells a different valuation story. For investors, the debate is whether Spotify's current market value is justified by the intrinsic value implied by its expected cash flows over the coming years.

A controversial spot involving Cooper Kupp in the Seahawks' loss to the 49ers highlighted the limitations of the NFL's RFID chips The mantra that football is "a game of inches" rang true in Week 5 when the Seattle Seahawks fell just short of an opportunity to tie or take a late lead against the San Francisco 49ers. A close call on the game's decisive play gave new life to the question of why the NFL cannot use technology to spot the ball, because human error might have been the difference between the Seahawks staying alive or falling to their NFC West rival in the 32-29 defeat. Seattle, trailing by three points, faced a fourth-and-10 from midfield with 54 seconds to play in the game. Sam Darnold completed a pass to Cooper Kupp, who ran towards the 40-yard line and lunged toward the first-down marker as he flew out of bounds. The officials marked Kupp short of the line to gain. The play went to a booth review and stood as called on the field. Seattle had only one timeout remaining, so the 49ers knelt with the ball to drain the clock for their fifth consecutive victory to open the season.